St Basil Cathedral photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The cathedral was thus officially named Cathedral of
the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat The church was given the nickname "St. Basil's" after the "holy fool" Basil the Blessed (1468-1552), who was hugely popular at that time with the Muscovites masses and even with Ivan the Terrible himself.
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